M&A Deal Summary

Infor Global Solutions Acquires Lawson Software

On April 26, 2011, Infor Global Solutions acquired software company Lawson Software for 2.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Infor Global Solutions’ 7th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Infor Global Solutions’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Infor Global Solutions’ 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Infor Global Solutions’ 2nd transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-04-26
Target Lawson Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Infor Global Solutions
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.0B USD

Target

Lawson Software

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Lawson Software headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Lawson Software headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Lawson Software is a provider of enterprise software solutions targeting specific services industries. Lawson's comprehensive and customizable software solutions include financials, human resources, procurement, distribution, customer relationship management, services automation systems and analytics.

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Buyer

Infor Global Solutions

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Information Technology
Employees16,000
DESCRIPTION

Infor Global Solutions, Inc. is a global provider of enterprise business solutions to select manufacturing and distribution industries. Infor Global Solutions, Inc. was formed in 2002 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 28
Sector (Software) 7 of 16
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 26
State (Minnesota) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 7 of 19
Year (2011) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-08-12 SoftBrands

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

SoftBrands and Infor have complementary businesses given our shared focus on the mid-market, our origins in manufacturing and our product offerings in hospitality. The SoftBrands and Infor partnership offers SoftBrands customers an expanded product portfolio, best-in-class point solutions and a forward-looking technology platform.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-19 ENXSuite

San Bruno, California, United States

ENXSuite is a cloud-based energy performance management (EPM) platform that provides actionable energy intelligence enabling companies to continuously plan, analyze, and manage their entire energy and sustainability footprint.

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